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Should I stay in a Muay Thai gym where the fighters hit without much restraint or consideration?
NO!!!!!
Get out. Get out now. As in, do not train there even one more time.
There is always the chance of being injured in any martial art. That's true of any active sport, of course--but "combat ...
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Is hitting hard objects really effective in making bones harder?
Yes, but... (and it's a big "but")
Two things stimulate bone density:
Damage
Generally our biological systems are set up so that if something is damaged, cells lay down more, tougher material ...
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How do I avoid getting a cauliflower ear while practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
A common precaution is to wear wrestling headgear, which is designed to protect the ears, while practicing. Cauliflower ear is caused by impacts or rubbing on the ear. Headgear will reduce both of ...
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Should I stay in a Muay Thai gym where the fighters hit without much restraint or consideration?
You're answering your own question here.
In sparring they can't go light and hit with momentum and throw dangerous moves.
I have seen another guy get an elbow to on the back of his neck and haven't ...
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How to win a street fight without putting anyone's life in danger?
In a case where you have to face more than one opponent, in a case where putting someone into submission is not enough to end the fight:
If you're more comfortable with the idea of using submissions, ...
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Mouthguards and judo
I clacked my teeth together during a takedown and ended up with a tiny chip of one of my front teeth. Now I never get on the mats without a mouthguard.
If you have trouble breathing with a normal ...
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How to win a street fight without putting anyone's life in danger?
There's two goals here, and they don't necessarily overlap.
Less harmful techniques
The techniques less likely to result in serious injury or death for your opponent(s) are to restrain them. ...
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Does practising judo increase the likelihood of sustaining a brain injury?
Yes, playing judo introduces the risk of brain injury.
Judo is a contact sport. Competitive judo is a very contact sport. If you play rough and don't take ukemi properly, you risk concussion. The ...
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Is hitting hard objects really effective in making bones harder?
Yes, hitting objects does make your bones more solid.
Bones are primarily made up of two parts, and outer layer and an inner layer.
The outer is a thin layer of compact bone (cortical bone). The ...
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Should I stay in a Muay Thai gym where the fighters hit without much restraint or consideration?
Drills are meant to teach your muscles to perform a technique properly. I would pad the hell out of the recipient before I let another student hit him/her full-force. It's not about inflicting damage, ...
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Down a hand, looking for new martial art
Virtually all of the martial arts use the hands in some way. Even Taekwondo, which uses mostly kicks during sparring, will use the hands to block and punch. Whereas, grappling arts use the hands to ...
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Is the way US military academies teach boxing atypical with respect to concussions?
An analysis of the literature in 2006 presented data for a number of team and individual contact sports.
Concussions in boxing were identified at a rate of 0.8/10 rounds (for pros) or 7.9/1000 man-...
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Unexpected vs expected hits to sensitive areas
Parlor tricks
Just about all of the demonstrations along these lines you will see are set up in such a way that the force is not applied the way you think.
Breaking sticks over back? Notice that ...
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What are generally non-lethal stab areas on the body?
Erm...it is really hard to stab someone once so that it is lethal within, say, 30 Minutes. People can go on fighting with 10+ stab wounds for quite some time and the rib cage is quite a good ...
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Which martial art would minimize hand injury?
First, context. Unless you live in a place where a lot of random fistfights/assaults happen, you're mostly only going to be targeted for a mugging - which is primarily someone wanting to get your ...
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Are punches that impact an eye dangerous? (Muay Thai)
Fighting disciplines (such as Muay Thai, boxing etc.) Can cause multiple eye traumas. If your vision becomes blurry or if the pain doesn't go away you might want to consider consulting a physician.
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How can I speed up the recovery of a bruised leg?
Despite ice's enduring popularity and former recommendations for its use in RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation) treatment, ice is no longer recommended for reducing inflammation or bruising. Gabe ...
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How to avoid knee injury?
I train in Taekwondo and had a similar problem with my knees (though after a few years of training).
At the time, my doctor diagnosed "chondromalacia patella", which he said was caused by an ...
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Does practising judo increase the likelihood of sustaining a brain injury?
Based on this NYTimes article: The frequency of judo deaths in Japan gives 108 deaths since 1983. I will not paraphrase the article but other nationality report no deaths in the last decade or so. I ...
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Blisters from sticks
When I was doing Doce Pares Escrima several years ago, I ran into the same problem. I used cloth athletic/medical tape to cover up the blistered areas to give them a chance to heal and at one point, ...
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Blisters from sticks
Blisters can happen initially. I think it happens to everyone new to stick fighting. It's nothing to be too worried about. It probably just means you were over-eager in your training and went too hard ...
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Should I stay in a Muay Thai gym where the fighters hit without much restraint or consideration?
You should get out.
While it's true that any training there is a spectrum of how hard you may want to go - from the no-contact doing only forms kind of training up to folks like the Dog Brothers ...
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Mouthguards and judo
I've had one very minor chip from being seoinage'd (by a girl half my size). Some guys wear mouthguards, especially in newaza (ground fighting), and it's not a bad idea.
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What forms of martial arts are recommended for existing injuries?
While certainly some injuries are contraindicated to different movements, it really depends on the specific injury and the extent.
Having a muscle tear is different than multiple fractures with ...
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how to survive not doing hardcore Judo after losing your ACL forever
First things first, I think you should see a doctor that could give you a "go". A specialist could tell you if he thinks it would be safe for your knee if you restarted doing martial arts. If the ...
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"Lighter" but effective martial art
So you have two qualities you're looking for in a martial art:
It shouldn't put you in a position where you have to really fight your way out (because you have an injured back that won't be able to ...
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Getting back up after getting knocked down: How to recover quickly and get rid of the dizziness?
If you are sparring hard and you get hit, you don't have the time to pause and call your family doctor. I want to know how experts (i.e., those who have serious sparring experience) deal with this.
I'...
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Does practising judo increase the likelihood of sustaining a brain injury?
According to the following paper, Injuries in judo: a systematic literature review including suggestions for prevention:
severe injuries in judo are rare, but when they do occur they are mostly to ...
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How do you prevent/mitigate finger injuries in judo/bjj?
My first tip for you is about how you can protect your joints. Well, first try to relax your arm. If you have relaxed arms this will make it much harder for your opponent to break your grip. The grip ...
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Avoiding big toe skin split
This is a problem for me as well. This is usually due to friction tearing your skin open as you try to pivot.
Look for some shoes you can wear during training. Skeletoes work really well for me, ...
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